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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1982, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (608), and casualties rose from 859.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,364 collisions in Bassetlaw.

Collisions in 1982
612
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
895
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious18130%
  • Slight41868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious21824%
  • Slight66374%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 612, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025228328
2024220278
2023212291
2022212270
2021199251
2020193248
2019237309
2018233318
2017263355
2016253335
2015284372
2014262355
2013272402
2012290417
2011311429
2010364510
2009361518
2008359500
2007452617
2006460674
2005472703
2004464666
2003473682
2002487751
2001480713
2000488742
1999469730
1998566827
1997500810
1996536817
1995521826
1994496772
1993521778
1992491712
1991571795
1990602849
1989664948
1988585798
1987578810
1986593835
1985618846
1984601838
1983563778
1982612895
1981608859
1980602861
1979538771

When and where crashes happen in Bassetlaw in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (12%)
  • Friday109 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (17%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February46 (7.5%)
  • March33 (5.4%)
  • April42 (6.9%)
  • May60 (9.8%)
  • June49 (8%)
  • July54 (8.8%)
  • August66 (11%)
  • September64 (10%)
  • October47 (7.7%)
  • November49 (8%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (62%)
  • Wet or damp191 (31%)
  • Frost or ice36 (5.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph285 (47%)
  • 40 mph43 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph223 (36%)
  • 70 mph57 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (24%)
  • Pedestrian105 (12%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant58 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20290 (32%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35138 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (58%)
  • Passenger267 (30%)
  • Pedestrian105 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (57%)
  • Motorcycle207 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Bassetlaw

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bassetlaw ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 146th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1982

The A57 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1982: 64, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5764110117
2ndA606178412
3rdA153103116
4thA6384762014
5thA6203648113
6thA6312036310
7thA634142803
8thB6041111403
9thB604592401
10thA61481601
11thA61681304
12thA16161104
13thB63876902
14thA60755502
15thB11645803
16thB14035802
17thB64202401
18thA1(M)1101
19thA461100
20thA50751101

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1982

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1982: 154.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1982

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1982: 223.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years